Hop plant named ‘YCR Accession No. 14’

ABSTRACT

A new hop plant variety is disclosed. The new variety is used for its bittering and aromatic properties. The new variety is moderately tolerant to powdery mildew and Sphaerotheca. The new variety produces a medium size compact cone with good pickability and storageability. The cones mature early, and yield a crop of 2650 to 2880 pounds per acre (2970 to 3230 kg/ha).

BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF INVENTION

This invention relates to a new and distinct variety of hop plant, andmore particularly to a new hop plant variety of unknown parentage whichwas discovered among plants created as part of a controlled breedingprogram. The new variety has been stably reproduced over successivegenerations. Discovery of the new variety and initial reproduction byroot cuttings was carried out in a research nursery in Prosser, Wash.,U.S.A. Subsequent asexual reproduction took place in Granger, Wash.,U.S.A.

THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 shows a hop cone of the new hop plant variety;

FIG. 2 shows a cluster of hop cones of the new hop variety;

FIG. 3 shows a cluster of hop cones of the new hop variety;

FIG. 4 shows a blossom and leaf of the new hop plant variety;

FIG. 5 shows a bine of the new hop plant variety; and

FIG. 6 shows a hop plant of the new variety.

DESCRIPTION OF THE VARIETY

The new hop plant variety is a cultivar of recent origin, used for itsbittering and aromatic properties. The new variety is moderatelytolerant to powdery mildew and Sphaerotheca. The new variety produces amedium size compact cone with good pickability (similar to Cascade,unpatented) and storageability (25% to 30% alpha loss after 6 monthscommon storage). The cones mature medium early (about September 1 inGranger, Wash., and yield a crop of 2650 to 2880 pounds per acre (2970to 3230 kg/ha).

The following is a detailed botanical description of the new anddistinct variety of Humulus lupulus, based on observations of specimensgrown in Granger, Wash. during the 1998 growing season. All colors aredescribed according to The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart. Itshould be understood that the botanical and analytical chemicalcharacteristics described will vary somewhat depending upon culturalpractices and climate conditions and can vary with location and season.

Bine:

Color.—Yellow green (146C).

Stripe.—Greyed purple (183A).

Stipule color.—Light green.

Stipule direction.—Up, forked.

Diameter.—0.80 cm (measurement taken at 2.75 m).

Shoot emergence.—Medium early to medium; similar to Galena.

Leaves:

Leaf arrangement.—Opposite.

Leaf shape.—Cordate to palmate.

Average length.—17.3 cm.

Average width.—17 cm.

Color — upper surface, mature.—Green (139A).

Color — lower surface, mature.—Green (137B).

Color — upper surface, immature.—Green (137A).

Color — lower surface, immature.—Green (137C).

Number of leaf lobes.—1-5.

Margin.—Serrate.

Serrations per inch.—4 min., 7 max.

Pose.—Downward.

Average petiole length.—8.0 cm.

Petiole color at base.—Greyed purple (183A).

Venation.—Palmate.

Vein color.—Yellow green (146C).

Cones:

Average length.—2.8 cm.

Average diameter.—1.5 cm.

Color.—Bract: Yellow green (144A). Bracteole: Yellow green (145C).

Shape.—Ovoid.

Bract shape.—Ovate.

Bract tip shape.—Acute.

Bract tip position.—Appressed.

Bracteole shape.—Lanceolate.

Shattering potential at harvest average for commercialvarieties.—Similar to Cascade.

% Alpha acids.—12.0%-14.0% of cone weigh (ASBC Spectrophotometricmethod).

% Beta acids.—4.0%-5.0% of cone weight (ASBC Spectrophotometric method).

% Cohumulone.—15.0%-20.0% of alpha acids.

Total oils.—2.0-2.5 mL/100 g.

Aroma.—Sharp, floral with spicy notes.

Analytical data: Essential oil profile of YCR Accession No. 14: 110 mgof 10% Adsorbate/150C/5 Min. by DTD-GC-MS.

MS Area Area Spec # Integration Peak Assignment % 77-246 39360 acetone +isoprene 0.484 306-322 7766 2-methyl-3-buten-1-ol 0.096 336 1454pentanal ? 0.018 352 266 hexene 0.003 389 850 formic acid 0.010 396 6832acetic acid 0.084 422 488 methylpentanone 0.006 430 932 ? m/z 56, 70peaks 0.011 457 2767 3-methyl-2-butenal 0.034 471 1795 hexanal 0.022 4783315 isobutyric acid 0.041 489 3359 n-octane 0.041 539 112043-methylbutyric acid 0.138 545 2082 2-methylbutyric acid 0.026 548 9722-methyl-2-butanol acetate 0.012 555 301 ? m/z 82/81/67 peaks 0.004 561245 ? m/z 81 peak 0.003 565 738 propanoic acid 0.009 579 264354-penten-2-ol + 0.325 2,6-dimethyl-2,4-heptadiene 592 41355,5-dimethyl-2(5H)-furanone 0.051 603 980 alpha-pinene 0.012 611 128propylisobutyrate 0.002 617 1236 dimethyltrisulfide 0.015 626 99782-methylbutylpropanoate 0.123 634 235 6-methyl-5-heptene-2-one 0.003 63815055 beta-pinene + hexanoic acid 0.185 652 1521624 myrcene 18.728 6559934 2,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadiene 0.122 663 26663isobutyl-2-methylbutyrate 0.328 667 31112 3-methylbutylisobutyrate 0.383671 19675 methylheptanoate 0.242 674 200 alpha-terpinene 0.002 677 418p-cymene 0.005 685 10340 limonene + beta-phellandrene 0.127 690 244 ?terpene 0.003 698 4618 beta-oclmene + 0.057 pentyl-2-methylpropanoate712 584 gamma-terpinene 0.007 717 1726 Isooctanol 0.021 728 8437heptanoic acid 0.104 733 31157 methyl-6-methylheptanoate + 0.3832-nonanone 738 1362 linalool oxide 0.017 747 34668 linalool + nonanal +0.427 3-(4-methyl-3-pentenyl)-furan 752 84402-methylbutyl-2-methylbutyrate 0.104 756 9488 pentyl-3-methylbutyrate0.117 762 292 ? terpene 0.004 769 34847 methyloctanoate 0.429 775 10260.013 779 3860 2,3-dihydro-3,5-dihydroxy-6-methyl- 0.0484(H)-pyran-4-one 790 5801 octanoic acid (branched isomer) 0.071 797 1219hexylisobutyrate 0.015 800 312 cis-3-hexenylisobutyrate 0.004 802 6142-decanone (branched isomer) 0.006 806 220 2-decanone (branched isomer)0.003 815 492 ? terpene m/z 41/69 peaks 0.006 829 27744 ? 130m.w.branched alcohol m/z 0.341 59 base peak + octanoic acid 836 1313 ?terpene m/z 41/69/152 peaks 0.016 841 13019 2-decanone 0.160 846 6935methyl-4-octenoate 0.065 852 241 0.003 858 1223 heptylpropanoate 0.015864 4438 methylnonenoate 0.055 881 24061 methylnonanoate 0.296 886 2321nerol 0.029 892 460 0.006 899 235 0.003 904 531 0.007 910 20192-methylheptylpropanoate 0.025 915 66621 geraniol 0.820 918 185652-undecanone (branched isomer) 0.228 925 1264 ? terpene m/z 41/69 peaks0.016 939 20854 undecenyl alcohol 0.257 950 1126 octenyl acetate 0.014955 166 ? 180 m.w., 95 base peak, 0.002 possibly bornylformate 963101264 methyldecanoate (branched isomer) + 1.246 2-undecanone 978 920octylpropanoate 0.011 963 160309 methyl-4-decenoate + 1.973methyl-4,8-decadienoate 996 51491 methylgeranate 0.634 1004 40310methyldecanoate 0.496 1016 1736 decanoic acid (branched isomer) 0.0211034 6140 octyl-2-methylpropanoate 0.076 1039 958 ? unsaturated alcoholor aldehyde 0.012 1050 14056 2-dodecanone (branched isomer) 0.173 10576412 alpha-cubebene 0.079 1064 6428 decanoic acid 0.079 1073 3240geranyl acetate 0.040 1078 1933 ? acetate 0.024 1082 23 possiblybornylacetate 0.000 1087 6203 alpha-ylangene + methylundecanoate 0.076(branched isomer) 1092 29196 alpha-copaene + 2-dodecanone 0.359 11072850 ? 204 m.w. sesquiterpene 0.035 1113 3500 methylundecadienoate 0.0431123 1495 methyl -10-undecenoate 0.018 1129 1024 ? sesquiterpene 206m.w. 0.013 163 base peak 1135 2161 methylundecanoate 0.027 1151 1612921caryophyllene 19.852 1159 33311 beta-cubebene 0.410 1164 835 0.010 11691805 ? sesquiterpene 206 m.w. 0.022 163 base peak 1180 52902-tridecanone (branched isomer) 0.065 1196 3160413 humulene 38.898 12002148 ? 204 m.w. 0.026 sesquiterpene 161 base peak 1204 350methyldodecenoate 0.004 1215 67631 gamma-muurolene 0.832 1224 454812-tridecanone 0.560 1230 24862 metyldodecenoate (branched isomer) 0.3061238 176494 methyl-3,6-decadienoate 2.172 1246 53191 geranylisobutyrate + 0.655 alpha-selinene (scan 1242) 1251 20079methyldodecenoate + delta-cadinene 0.247 1262 64843 alpha-muurolene0.798 1266 2064 calamenene 0.025 1273 95640 beta-cardinene 1.177 12761865 delta-selinene 0.023 1285 10335 sesquiterpene w/no common name0.127 CAS#16728-99-7, cadinene-type 1292 11255 ? sesquiterpene 200 m.w.0.139 157 base peak 1308 10505 dodecatrienoic acid 0.129 1318 12734tetradecadienol 0.157 1332 1349 caryophyllyl alcohol 0.017 1342 19979caryophyllene oxide 0.246 1348 2006 methyltridecadienoate 0.025 135612300 2-tetradecanone + methyl- 0.151 tridecenoate + humulene epoxide1367 2300 methyltridecenoate 0.028 1373 34158 humulene epoxide 0.4201379 247 0.003 1384 2559 ? sesquiterpene m/z 204/179 0.031 1390 231 ?222 m.w. sesquiterpene 0.003 1399 11574 globutol 0.142 1411 15578delta-cadinol 0.192 1429 35634 pentadecatrienol 0.439 1436 8212-pentadecanone (branched isomer) 0.010 1445 12234 pentadecadienol 0.1511451 5168 heptadecatriene 0.064 1463 770 heptadecatriene 0.009 1467 1248heptadecatriene 0.015 1481 1416 2-pentadecanone 0.017 1499 968caryophyllyl acetate 0.012 1580 2392 ? 250 m.w. w/115 base peak 0.0291772 703 ? long chain isoprenoid compound 0.009 1944-1995 337102 mix ofhop acid analogues (lupulon, humulon + dihydro derivatives) 8124778Total Essential Oil Components 100.000 (minus hop acids)

I claim:
 1. A new variety of hop plant, substantially as herein shownand